Quality management of biosampling and data collection from women at different stages of pregnancy for the search for early biomarkers of preterm birth: predicting errors and risk management

The main condition for ensuring effective sampling for creating a bioresource collection is quality management, which implies careful planning and predicting errors at all stages. Risk management of samples and data loss is ensured by correct logistics, circumspect algorithms and standardization of processes. Features of the logistic processes for creating biosample collection from the pregnant women are described in this article.

The Metaphor in the Conceptualization of Innovation in Lim Kok Wing's Writings

The concept of innovation is prevalent and has been discussed in varied disciplines and published in various documents, such as educational magazines, books, and blogs. One example of such documentation is the writing on innovation by the late Tan Sri Dr Lim Kok Wing, compiled in a book titled "The Future is Coming". In education, innovation is required to transform the education system to prepare future generations for an innovation-driven economy. This study examined the concept of innovation using metaphorical expressions in writing on innovation in education. Specifically, it aimed to unravel the metaphor in the writings and to examine how the unravelled metaphors reflect the conceptions of innovation in education. In total, 42 written texts on innovation were included as data of the study. The data were analyzed based on Lakoff and Johnson's Conceptual Metaphor Theory. The findings of the study revealed seven salient conceptual metaphors underlying the expressions related to innovation in education. These metaphors involve the mappings of the source domains of JOURNEY, WAR, OBJECT, HUMAN BEING, SPORT, BUILDING, and FORCE to the target domain of INNOVATION. The unravelled metaphors underlying the writings on innovation suggest that innovation is conceived as a long process, which requires careful planning. The findings of the study provide insights into how innovation is conceived using metaphor, reflecting the ideas of a renowned brainchild of innovation in education in Malaysia, Lim Kok Wing.

The use of carefully planned board work to support the productive discussion of multiple student responses in a Japanese problem-solving lesson

In this paper, we analyse a grade 8 (age 13–14) Japanese problem-solving lesson involving angles associated with parallel lines, taught by a highly regarded, expert Japanese mathematics teacher. The focus of our observation was on how the teacher used carefully planned board work to support a rich and extensive plenary discussion (neriage) in which he shifted the focus from individual mathematical solutions to generalised properties. By comparing the teacher’s detailed prior planning of the board work (bansho) with that which he produced during the lesson, we distinguish between aspects of the lesson that he considered essential and those he treated as contingent. Our analysis reveals how the careful planning of the board work enabled the teacher to be free to explore with the students the multiple alternative solution methods that they had produced, while at the same time having a clear overall purpose relating to how angle properties can be used to find additional solution methods. We outline how these findings from within the strong tradition of the Japanese problem-solving lesson might inform research and teaching practice outside of Japan, where a deep heritage of bansho and neriage is not present. In particular, we highlight three prominent features of this teacher’s practice: the detailed lesson planning in which particular solutions were prioritised for discussion; the considerable amount of time given over to student generation and comparison of alternative solutions; and the ways in which the teacher’s use of the board was seen to support the richness of the mathematical discussions.

Preparing for an outing part 2

Preparation is the key to making sure children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) benefit fully from an outing. It takes foresight and careful planning to ensure they have the same successful and rewarding experience as all children.

Project management and logistics

Project management concepts, principles and techniques are commonly used for the completion of an extremely broad range of projects including roads, bridges, buildings, software packages and events. In the management of planned events the same principles apply. Even events held on a regular basis will be complex, given the broad range of uncertainties that exist, as well as the differences from one year to the next in terms of stakeholder activities, attendees’ behaviours, marketing requirements, and a broad range of other contingencies. Hence, events will benefit from the application of a project management approach. Furthermore, events critically depend on progress that is made with careful planning and preparation prior to the actual staging of the event. Accordingly, project management has become an essential element in the event manager’s toolkit.

Best practices for time-resolved serial synchrotron crystallography

With recent developments in X-ray sources, instrumentation and data-analysis tools, time-resolved crystallographic experiments, which were originally the preserve of a few expert groups, are becoming simpler and can be carried out at more radiation sources, and are thus increasingly accessible to a growing user base. However, these experiments are just that: discrete experiments, not just `data collections'. As such, careful planning and consideration of potential pitfalls is required to enable a successful experiment. Here, some of the key factors that should be considered during the planning and execution of a time-resolved structural study are outlined, with a particular focus on synchrotron-based experiments.

Management of occupational exposure for pregnant employee in diagnostic radiology

Occupational exposure to ionizing radiation can occur in a range of industries, medical institutions, educational and research establishments. Most radiation protection programs, regulations and guidance apply specific restrictions to the occupational exposure of pregnant workers. Both worker and the employer carry responsibility towards safety. The pregnant worker and her conceptus are best protected in a facility that uses best practices for radiation safety. This article reviews was aimed to notify radiology managers and technologists in their management with pregnant workers. The paper describes conceptus doses for worker that are associated with radiology practice, reviews the risks and effects of in utero irradiation, and summarizes the current international and professional organizations policies, guidelines and practical aspects regarding the diagnostic radiologic examinations. Conclusion: careful planning, and minimization of radiation dose by engaging proper radiation safety measures as needed, can allow medical staff to perform duties and normal activities without incurring significant risks to the fetus.

COLOURIMETRIC CALIBRATION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, PHOTOGRAMMETRY, AND PHOTOMODELLING WITHIN ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY

In accordance with the “Declaration of Rome on architectural survey”, we can affirm that recording and interpretation of colour information in photographic surveying, in photogrammetric surveying and in photomodelling requires careful planning of Colour Imaging processes. Information acquired by an optical sensor is influenced not just by the actual photographed scene, but also by the spectral sensitivity of the sensor. We have adopted, from the field of Cultural Heritage, a method of colourimetric calibration for digital photographs and have proposed some adjustments to finalise this process for the purposes of Architectural Survey. With the use of a colourimetric target and a non-linear transformation algorithm, our Colour Imaging method statistically reconstructs colours conventionally unrecordable by a commercial camera. In addition, this method reconstructs colours as if the photographed object were exposed to a standard illuminant, assessing a colour error parameter value for each photo. By including the colourimetric target in every shot and by applying the calibration algorithm to all photographs taken, the process correlates all data sets to a single standard illuminant: regarding photomodelling, this leads to a more uniform and detailed representation of the surfaces of virtual models. We present two successful examples of application: one focused on a design object with physioplastic decoration and another regarding a circular fountain in a historic villa.

USE OF A COMBINATION OF TWO IPSILATERAL FLAPS TO COVER POST TRAUMATIC LEG DEFECTS

INTRODUCTION-With advancement in the microsurgical techniques the free tissue transfer has become the rst choice to manage large leg defects which cannot be covered with a local ap.The other option is the cross leg ap.Free aps need an expert team, expensive instruments and plenty of time. Cross leg aps lead to a difcult postoperative period for the patient. When the tissues surrounding the defect are healthy and a careful planning is done, a combination of two local aps which are otherwise used singly for smaller defects may obviate the need for a free or cross leg ap in certain cases.In this study we evaluated the patients who had undergone a combination of gastrocnemius muscle and fasciocutaneous aps for covering the large leg defects. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES-The aim is to study the role of a combination of two local aps to provide cover for the large leg defects. MATERIAL AND METHODS-A retrospective analysis of 30 patients operated from June 2016 to July 2021 for the leg defects rd involving the upper 2/3 of the leg was done.In these patients the upper half of the defects was covered with gastrocnemius muscle ap and the lower half was covered with inferiorly based fasciocutaneous ap. All patients had been followed till the wound cover became stable. RESULTS-All patients were males between the age group of 16 to 46 years. Leg defects were exposed tibia or implant and were post-traumatic in all the cases. Size of the defects ranged from 16cm to 18cm. In all the patients both aps survived well. Two patients had marginal necrosis of fasciocutaneous ap and one had discharge from underneath the muscle ap but were managed conservatively. CONCLUSION- A combination of gastrocnemius muscle and fasciocutaneous aps is a safeoption for covering large leg rd defects involving the upper 2/3 where surrounding skin and muscles are healthy

Manajemen Skala Prioritas Kehidupan Manusia dalam Perspektif Agama Islam

Every human activity has its own role and importance. In this case, a priority scale is required for each activity to be organized on a regular basis. Islam with all forms of teaching provides solutions to every problem of life without exception, as well as in terms of priorities. This research aims to explain the procedures for regulating the scale of priorities in human life according to the foundation of Islamic teachings. To arrive at that goal, the study used a dexatriptive-qualitative method with literature study techniques. In addition, the study also used a thematic approach by collecting Qur'anic verses that addressed a particular topic and ordered it wherever possible. The results of this study show that setting priorities begins with careful planning, solid organizing, proper implementation, and monitoring for control. All these stages are then integrated with the principle of priority jurispruding, namely the measure of truth highlighted in the Qur'an, the main priority over branch priorities, and the priority of people's rights to this right individually.